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The FPGA Chip will Make PCs 20 Times Faster

— December 29, 2010 — Tech
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and the University of Massachusetts have developed the super-fast Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip that will make PCs twenty times faster than normal computers.

The scientists used the FPGA chip and turned it into a 1,000-core processor, enabling it to process around five gigabytes of data a second. This breakthrough technology is expected to be displayed at the International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing in March, 2011.

Implications - As the developing speed of technology continues to quicken, consumers are become more tech-savvy and more eager to adopt new hardware. Engineering breakthroughs that allow faster, more diverse processes are virtual lottery tickets in the computer industry and appeal to just about everyone.
Trend Themes
1. Faster Computing - The development of the FPGA chip opens up opportunities for faster computing speeds, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for the computer industry.
2. Multi-core Processing - The 1,000-core processor using the FPGA chip showcases the potential for multi-core processing, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for industries that rely on high-performance computing.
3. Advanced Data Processing - The FPGA chip's ability to process five gigabytes of data per second points to advancements in data processing capabilities, creating disruptive innovation opportunities for industries that deal with large amounts of data.
Industry Implications
1. Computer Hardware - The faster computing speeds made possible by the FPGA chip present disruptive innovation opportunities for the computer hardware industry, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with hardware technology.
2. High-performance Computing - The development of the 1,000-core processor utilizing the FPGA chip opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the high-performance computing industry, enabling faster and more efficient data processing.
3. Data Analytics - The advanced data processing capabilities of the FPGA chip provide disruptive innovation opportunities for the data analytics industry, enabling faster and more complex data analysis.
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